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Secretaires For Sale
Price: $1 to $2,500
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Teak Drop Front Desk Secretary in a Box, 1960-2000
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) vintage Scandinavian Modern drop front desk or secretary in a box. It is in wonderful vintage condition. There...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Secretary Desk, Denmark 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Danish secretary-desk in blond oak 1960s
At the bottom there is a cupboard element with 2 doors and 1 shelf inside.
1 drop leaf shelf in the middle of the secretary and a open spac...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Italian Louis XV Style Painted Bombe Secretary
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style painted bombe secretary, circa 1960's. The top section with double serpentine shaped top and two doors with birdcage wire and two shelves, the bottom section o...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Metal, Brass
Narrow Raised Lacquer Black Chinoiserie Slatfront Secretary Desk circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1950s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Danish Teak Secretary Desk with Hidden Vanity Mirror
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish teak secretary desk crafted of teak with book-matched grain across the drawers. The secretary features a pull-out writing surface over three drawers. A pair of sliding glass c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid Century Modern Hooker Walnut Roll Top Secretary
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Hooker Walnut Roll Top Secretary
Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected slight finish wear and scratching. Top has a couple are...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Danish Mid Century Teak Secretary Desk Attributed to Erling Torvits
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern teak secretary desk attributed to Erling Torvits, Denmark, 1960's.
This case piece, recently imported from Copenhagen to California before its...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Burl Walnut Cloud Shaped Writing Desk Bureau, English , circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a fantastic 1930s Art Deco writing bureau of small proportions, a really superb piece of furniture. Veneered in a lovely figured walnut...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Walnut, Bakelite
Vintage Teak Bureau / Desk by Remploy, 1970s
By Remploy
Located in Ely, GB
Mid Century, Teak Bureau / Desk Made by Remploy - 1970s.
The bureau has 1 drop-down writing desk, 1 single drawer and 2 cupboard doors.
The cabinet does show signs of wear to the c...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Secretary Desk, Northern Europe, circa 1920, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Secretary desk, Northern Europe, circa 1920
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height: 101 cm, width: 94 cm, depth: 52 cm.
Category
1920s Scandinavian French Provincial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Mahogany Bureau, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
English Antique Mahogany Bureau, 19th Century . circa 1880s.
Made from mahogany and of high quality, the cabinet has good colour, patination and great proportions.
Structurally, th...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary ~ Desk is a wonderful example of the combination of fine craftsmanship with an efficient, space-saving design. Perfect for providing a convenient wo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Mid century Vintage small TV cabinet by František Jirák, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century Vintage small cabinet or TV table from the 1960´s. It was designed by František Jirák and was manufactured by Tatra nábytok company in the former Czechoslovakia. Walnut v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Plywood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Secretary Desk by Falsig Mobler
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern secretary desk in rosewood manufactured by Falsig Mobler in Denmark in the 1960's. This special case piece, recently imported from Europe to C...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Secretary Desk
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern teak secretary desk manufactured in Denmark inn the 1960's that was recently imported from Europe to California before its restoration.
This ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
French Secretary by Pierre Balmain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W35.5 D17.5 H49.5 KC25
Vintage 1980s drop down desk in a dark walnut finish. Item features brass inlay joinery, original textured hardware and comes with original key. Item shows in...
Category
1960s Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
vintage secretary | wall cupboard | 60s | Sweden
Located in GRONINGEN, NL
vintage secretary | wall cupboard | 60s | Sweden
period | 60's
design | unknown | Sweden
condition | good | light signs of use | veneer traces on the back
size | 186 x 95 x 42 (hxwx...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish and dragon / serpent / griffon carving. The desk opens to large writing surface with...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary Desk ~ Secretaire represents the understated elegance of the genre, with stately lines accentuated with subtle m...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Secretary Cabinet, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This cabinet dates from circa 1920, produced in Germany. With 12 drawers and a door with a shelf behind it in the lower part. In the upper part a display case and a flap. The cabinet...
Category
1920s German Industrial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Oak, Pine, Plywood
Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface. Features a drop front with neoclassical brass hardware over large central drawer ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Blind Door Bookcase Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early Georgian Mahogany blind door bookcase secretary desk 1740-50. This is a great looking piece that retains an old and possibly original surface with a great mellow color and patina to the aged Mahogany. Three adjustable shelves in the top section. The bottom piece with two over two drawers and the fitted interior with a sliding lid that opens to a well area. All hardware is original to the piece and all of the locks are working with a key to the bookcase top and desk lid...
Category
1740s English George II Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage French Provincial Corner Cabinet Writing Desk Bookcase Hutch 80"
Located in Dayton, OH
Intriguing French Provincial Corner unit or writing desk, circa 1970s. Base features a central dovetailed drawer and work surface with upper light. The hutch has a central dovetail...
Category
1970s French Provincial Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
1960's Modernist Secretaire Baggaardens Mobler
Located in London, GB
A very fine quality secretaire - bureau by little known maker Baggaardens Mobler, CH madsen, denmark circa 1960.
Wonderful design features and highly practical. Multi storage parts ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Teak, Walnut
Portuguese Secretaire of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Secretaire
of the 19th Century, in mahogany wood with inlays. Bottom with two drawers.
Elevation with two shelves.
Small defects Dim.: 105 x 89 x 56 cm.
very good condition
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Secretaires
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Country French Louis XV Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Louis XV secretary is a classic slant-front design, originally conceived as a compact writing desk that c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Mahogany Secretary Drop Down Desk Abattant
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite tall 19th century French Empire mahogany secretaire abattant which features elegant patterns, created by the rich mahogany ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Secretaires
Materials
Granite
Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Chippendale style secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring serpentine form with drop front writing surface that opens to multiple drawers and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Secretary by Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Mobelfabrik. 1960's Denmark.
Located in תל אביב - יפו, IL
A stunning mcm rosewood Danish Secretary designed by Arne Wahl Iversen, Model 37 for Vinde Mobelfabrik and dating from the 1960s.
The rosewood grain patterns are stunning on every s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Antique Swedish Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Skandinavian secretary with beautiful and functional secretary desk made of solid pine wood. The contrasting center of the secretary is made of walnut with a wonderful grain.
The co...
Category
1830s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine, Wood
French 19th Century Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top with a lot of drawers.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Vintage Thomasville Cherry Blockfront Secretary Bookcase Cabinet Dry Bar Cabinet
By Thomasville
Located in Dayton, OH
Traditional Thomasville blockfront secretary bookcase or dry bar, circa last quarter 20th century. Made from cherry with an illuminated laminate drop front work surface over three lo...
Category
Late 20th Century Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
Antique Oak Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the beginning of the 20th century.
Made of oak wood.
Very good condition.
Dimensions: Height 111 cm / width 88 cm / depth. 52 cm.
Category
1920s Swedish Chippendale Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Lovely Vintage Secretary with 3 Drawers and Shelves on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pretty vintage American secretary cabinet having slant front desk that opens to a 29.5 d surface and cubbies with one little drawer. The top has gl...
Category
1950s American Country Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Secretary Bookcase by Johannes Sorth
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful scandinavian modern secretary-desk-bookcase designed by Johannes Sorth manufactured by Nexxo Mobelfabrik in Denmark in the 1960's.
This exquisite piece, recently...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Midcentury modern secretary in teakwood, 1960s Denmark.
Located in תל אביב - יפו, IL
Lovely Midcentury modern secretary in teakwood, 1960s Denmark.
This exquisite piece features a vibrant wood grain, a set of three small dra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Stunning 1900s Burr & Burl Walnut Drop Front Bureau Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 Burr & Burl Walnut drop front bureau
A good looking and well-made piece, you don't come across many in Burr walnut, it i...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
JASPER "Generations" Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Jasper Cabinet Company, their "Generations" model. Inlaid mahogany, brass hardware, pediment top with inla...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Pennsylvania House Slant Front 4-Drawer Cherry Secretary Desk with Lock
Located in Germantown, MD
Pennsylvania House Slant Front Cherry Secretary Desk with Lock. Features four fully functional drawers with dovetail construction and Chippendale...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Midcentury modern danish teakwood secretary/vanity, 1960s Denmark.
Located in תל אביב - יפו, IL
Midcentury modern danish teakwood secretary/vanity, 1960s Denmark.
Features a vibrant wood grain, a set of six small drawers, mail slots and slide out...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Barristers Wellington Filing Cabinet by Shannon
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Barristers Wellington filing cabinet by Shannon.
This unusual filing cabinet is made by Shannon, recognised for the quality of their filing systems, t...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Danish Mid Century Modern teak secretary dresser, made in the 1960s.
Located in תל אביב - יפו, IL
Stunning Danish Mid Century Modern teak secretary dresser, made in the 1960s.
Features six smaller drawers on top, three storage drawers on the botto...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Federal Cherry Slant Lid Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice size late 18th century American Cherry Chippendale slant front desk with white Pine secondary wood. Four molded graduated dra...
Category
Late 18th Century Chippendale Antique Secretaires
Materials
Cherry
1960s Secretary / Highboard / Sideboard by Wk Möbel
By WK Möbel
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Rare mid-century secretaire/secretary or highboard from the German WK Möbel. This wooden cabinet consists of two separate parts that are placed on top of each...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Wood
60s 70s Teak Secretary Dresser Danish Modern Desk Design Denmark 60s 70s
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s teak secretary dresser Danish Modern Desk Design Denmark 60s 70s
Object: secretary
Manufacturer:
Condition: good
Age: around 1960-1970
...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Vintage Cresent Queen Anne Style Cherry Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Bureau
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful Queen Anne style secretary desk and bookcase by Cresent Manufacturing Company, circa 1970s. Made from cherry with a natural distre...
Category
1970s Queen Anne Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Antique Country French Oak Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Oak Secretary is a superb example of this most efficient form of cabinetry. Combining a chest of drawers with a desk, it works in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Spanish Fall-Front Secretary Desk in Carved Oak, Spain, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th century walnut Spanish fall-front secretary with molded carvings in drawers and doors.
Measures: Height from the floor to the open leaf: 32.40in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Antique Early American 19th Century Pine Plantation Desk
Located in Forney, TX
An early American 19th century pine plantation desk with nicely aged patina.
Born in the Mid-Atlantic region / Southern United States, circa 1800s, hand-crafted of solid pine wood with mellow warm tone and rich grain patterns, primitive one-piece construction, having a stepped molded cornice above a tall pair of paneled cabinet doors, opening to reveal an interior fitted with shelves and divided slots for documents, plank boarded back with old metal patch, over a lift-top writing slope with spacious storage underneath, the apron adorned with simple decorative pilasters...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Secretaires
Materials
Pine
Danish Mid Century Modern Drop Down Secretary Desk Cabinet by Domino Mobel
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Drop Down Secretary Desk Cabinet by Domino Mobler. Circa 1970s.
Features a beautiful teak wood grain, a work surf...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Teak Secretary Foyer Cabinet, Made in Sweden, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Teak secretary desk / cabinet, made in Sweden circa 1970s. Unusual finger joints at top edges. Drop down desk surface would make an excellent entry way unit.
When open, measures 2...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
We present you this piece of furniture composed of a three-drawer dresser with a sliding de...
Category
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Compass Writing Desk Bureau by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990
Located in London, GB
The compass desk was designed by Pedro Miralles Claver for Punt Mobles, circa 1990. One of Pedro Miralles last designs before his untimely death in 1993...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Burled Secretary Desk
Located in Annville, PA
This Burled Secretary Desk from Niagara Furniture has all the outstanding qualities of an antique original. Made of select mahogany solids and beauti...
Category
2010s Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Antique 19thC English Victorian Hobbs Kneehole Cylinder Roll Writing Bureau Desk
By Hobbs & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th Century Hobbs & Co London kneehole cylider writing desk. Made of oak featuring seven drawers with roll top that opens to multiple compartments and cubbies, three more dr...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Greco America Empire Flame Mahogany Quervelle School Secretary 19th C
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire secretary in the manner of Quervelle offers deeply striated flame mahogany construction with Greco-Roman features having upper bookcase with double glass doors with arch...
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
DREXEL HERITAGE Et Cetera Mediterranean Style Secretary Desk
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mediterranean style secretary desk by Drexel Heritage, from their Et Cetera Collection.Solid oak with brass accents and hardware. Upper has dual door blind...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Secretaires
Materials
Oak
Danish Midcentury Secretary Dresser
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Danish midcentury teak secretary desk.
Danish modern teak secretary desk features a lockable, pull-down work surface opening to 6 drawers and sliding storage. One key is ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Secretaires
Materials
Teak
Antique, New and Vintage Secretaires
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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